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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook
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Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

by Derek Wilson
January 2017
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
5h 55m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Tabular Modeling with SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Cookbook

Modifying model measures

Now that there are more tables in the model, we are going to add an additional measure to perform quick calculations on data. The measure will use a simple DAX calculation since this recipe is focused on how to add or modify the model measures. The future chapters will focus on more advanced DAX calculations.

How to do it...

  1. Open the Chapter 3_Model project in the Model.bim folder and make sure you are in Grid view.
  2. Select the cell under Count_of_Crashes and in the fx bar add the following DAX formula to create Sum_of_Fatalities:
            Sum_of_Fatalities:=SUM(Crash_Data[FATALITIES])
  3. Then, hit Enter to create the calculation:

    How to do it...

  4. In the ...
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ISBN: 9781786468611